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Title: Beach Life and Rowing - Interview with Maria Fiskilis, George Ghiouzelis, Speros Ganatsios
Contributor(s): Fiskilis, Maria (Interviewee), Ghiouzelis, George (Interviewee), Ganatsios, Speros (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-01
Language: English
Description: The group discusses their favourite beaches, memories of playing soccer, and the rivalry between rowers and other sports.
Extent: 00:01:18
Subject(s): Beaches, Greek Canadians, Rowing, Soccer, Cycling, Sports, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): West Point Grey
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City, Hellenic Stories

Title: Best Four Years of My Life: Memories of King George High School - Interview with Stan Brook
Contributor(s): Brook, Stan (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2014
Language: English
Description: Fond recollections of time spent in a special stone building.
Extent: 00:00:55
Subject(s): King George High School [1913-1963], High schools, Schools, Teachers, Sports
Location(s): West End
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: West End Stories

Title: Caring Teachers: King George High School - Interview with Gary Pennington
Contributor(s): Pennington, Gary (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2014
Language: English
Description: Gary recalls baseball, basketball, and many more memories of his time at King George High School [1913-1963]
Extent: 00:02:15
Subject(s): King George High School [1913-1963], Teachers, Sports, Dance, Teenagers, Active life enthusiasts, High schools, Schools
Location(s): West End
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: West End Stories

Title: Columbus Masters Soccer Team - Interview with Carmen D'Onofrio:
Contributor(s): D'Onofrio, Carmen (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-26
Language: English
Description: Carmen speaks about his involvement with the Columbus soccer team.
Extent: 00:00:46
Subject(s): Soccer, Sports, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Renfrew-Collingwood
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Exploring and Playing in the Magic Square Mile - Interview with Bob Adamson:
Contributor(s): Adamson, Bob (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2014
Language: English
Description: Bob describes the fun he and his friends had living on the sands of English Bay, exploring the trails of Stanley Park, learning to golf and swim and waiting for the nine o'clock gun to go off.
Extent: 00:02:33
Subject(s): Playing, Sports, Swimming, Beaches, Golf, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): West End
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: West End Stories

Title: Fun in Collingwood - Interview with Shirley Mexter and Bev Graham:
Contributor(s): Mexter, Shirley (Interviewee), Graham, Bev (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-12
Language: English
Description: Sisters Shirley and Bev talk about the notable places and fun activities they enjoyed while growing up in Collingwood in the 1940s.
Extent: 00:02:55
Subject(s): Parks, Childhood, Sports, Restaurants, Street-railroads, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Renfrew-Collingwood
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: Gordon House - Interview with Bob Adamson
Contributor(s): Adamson, Bob (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2014
Language: English
Description: In October 1942, the old Crofton House School becomes Gordon House; an important hang out and refuge for West End kids. What we would do in the evenings, we’d go to Gordon House where there was sports, there was boxing, there was basketball, there was arts and crafts, painting; that sort of thing.
Extent: 00:01:22
Subject(s): Housing, Playing, Sports, Gordon House (Vancouver, B.C.), Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): West End
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: West End Stories

Title: Growing Up in West Point Grey - Interview with Marion Reid
Contributor(s): Reid, Marion (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-25
Language: English
Description: Marion describes growing up in West Point Grey and the day a tortoise showed up on her family's lawn.
Extent: 00:03:20
Subject(s): Communities, Childhood, Sports, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): West Point Grey
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: Story City

Title: Hitting the Ice - Interview with Erik Price:
Contributor(s): Price, Erik (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-25
Language: English
Description: Erik describes being able to skate and play hockey outside.
Extent: 00:02:25
Subject(s): Skating, Hockey, Sports, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Kensington-Cedar Cottage
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: I Can't Think of Anywhere Better to Raise a Family - Interview with Deborah Setton
Contributor(s): Setton, Deborah (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-14
Language: English
Description: Deborah Setton lauds Vancouver at the best place to raise a family. She shares stories of days at Second Beach and Spanish Banks, places that remain special to her and her community.
Extent: 00:02:10
Subject(s): Jewish Canadians, Parenting, Sabbath, Beaches, Spanish Banks Beach (Vancouver, B.C.), Second Beach (Vancouver, B.C.), Family, Children, Sports, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): West Point Grey
Time Period: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: I Wanted to Stay In School Forever - Interview with Jackie Hooper
Contributor(s): Hooper, Jackie (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2014
Language: English
Description: Jackie shares memories of her years at King George High School [1913-1963].
Extent: 00:00:42
Subject(s): Sports, Teachers, High schools, Schools, King George High School [1913-1963], Teenagers, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): West End
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: West End Stories

Title: It Was a Good School - Interview with Ann Frost
Contributor(s): Frost, Ann (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2014
Language: English
Description: Ann Frost talks about the activities of the students at King George High School [1913-1963].
Extent: 00:03:48
Subject(s): King George High School [1913-1963], Dance, Sports, High schools, Schools, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): West End
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: West End Stories

Title: Marpole is a Quiet Little Area - Interview with Bruce Gregg:
Contributor(s): Gregg, Bruce (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-03
Language: English
Description: Bruce reflects on the past and future of the Marpole neighbourhood.
Extent: 00:02:11
Subject(s): Sports, Marine Gateway, Shopping, Walkability, Neighbourhoods - Historic changes
Location(s): Marpole
Time Period: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Playing Bocce - Interview with Paul Irwin and Herb Torrance
Contributor(s): Irwin, Paul (Interviewee), Torrance, Herb (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-13
Language: English
Description: Paul Irwin is a dedicated bocce player.
Extent: 00:02:50
Subject(s): Active life enthusiasts, Boccie (Game), Sports
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Sporting Life - Interview with Peggy Upton:
Contributor(s): Upton, Peggy (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-12
Language: English
Description: Peggy recounts memories of trips to Stanley Park, travel by the West Van Ferry, and her love of hockey and soccer as a small girl.
Extent: 00:01:37
Subject(s): Sports, Soccer, Hockey, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): West End
Time Period: 1930s
Collection: Story City

Title: Sports as a Community Anchor - Interview with Jeremy Walker:
Contributor(s): Walker, Jeremy (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-22
Language: English
Description: Jeremy Walker shares his observation that sports, specifically basketball, have played a major role in the lives of Indigenous boys and men of Vancouver.
Extent: 00:01:21
Subject(s): Indigenous peoples, Active life enthusiasts, Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre, Sports, Basketball
Location(s): Grandview-Woodland
Time Period: 1990s
Collection: Story City

Title: A Sporty Life - Interview with Sheryl Spurr:
Contributor(s): Spurr, Sheryl (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-13
Language: English
Description: Sheryl discusses her experience participating in the British Columbia Special Olympics.
Extent: 00:00:52
Subject(s): Sports, British Columbia Special Olympics, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Summers in MacLean Park - Interview with Eva Scherger
Contributor(s): Scherger, Eva (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: During the summers, Ms. Scherger and her friends and siblings spent the greater part of their time at MacLean Park. Two favourite pastimes were baseball (noted opponents were Helen and Marge Callahan, who went on to the U.S. women's professional league during wartime and inspire the movie A League of Their Own) and end-of-summer performances given at Brockton Point by kids from all around Vancouver.
Extent: 00:03:38
Subject(s): Games, MacLean Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Parks, Baseball, Callaghan, Marge, Callaghan, Helen, Sports, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Strathcona
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: A Typical Summer Day in the West End - Interview with Gary Pennington:
Contributor(s): Pennington, Gary (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2014
Language: English
Description: Gary describes a typical summer day of baseball, sun, and fun with his teenage friends.
Extent: 00:01:18
Subject(s): Beaches, Baseball, Teenagers, Sports, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): West End
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: West End Stories

Title: Wearing Many Hats - Interview with Charlie Bartlett (Part 1 of 2)
Contributor(s): Bartlett, Charlie (Interviewee), Kimbley, Laurel (Lead)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 1982
Language: English
Description: Charlie speaks about moving around North America and Australia with his family, working as a tomato picker, hand logger, hat delivery boy during the depression, the docks during WWII, different places around Vancouver and his opinions of hat culture.
Extent: 00:30:02, 00:30:02
Subject(s): Docks, Hats, Labour unions, Restaurants, Parks, Sports, Drug addiction, Logging, World War, 1939-1945, Depressions - 1929
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Collection: Carnegie Stories